Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2018
415. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision is expected on an afforestation licence appeal by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29201/18]
View answerThe approval for afforestation, issued to the persons named, was suspended by my Department, as the decision was appealed to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). No work can commence on site until such time as the FAC has determined the outcome of the appeal.
The FAC is independent of my Department, and therefore I cannot intervene in the progress of an appeal. The FAC will be in touch with all parties concerned. Documentation required by the FAC in relation to the application is currently being prepared by my Department.
